3/30/2010 @ 5:30PM

In Pictures: America's Growing Towns

America’s Growing Towns

Our list is based on the Census Bureau’s recently released population estimates. Using statistical techniques, the bureau projected the population of each county in the country, of which there are over 3,000 from 2000 to 2008. This differs from a direct head count, like the widely publicized decennial census currently underway. The census-provided numbers break down population growth by its source: net domestic migration, net immigration and new births. By adding the number of newcomers minus the number of people moving out between 2000 and 2008, we were able to determine what counties, and by extension towns within them, had the largest percentage of residents who had contributed to its growth within that time period.